Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-10

little fellow OF twolve years, was the very.
embodiment Of goodness and manliness, ]
thought / so1aeti=ics met him in my soik
tary rambles around tho place, and he over
greeted me kindly, but noticed that strict
watch was kept that we did not often see
each other.
Another circumstance that occurred each
year of nly stay at the Heights served to
strengthen my opinion that fer somc good
reason I,was an inmate of this autocratic
household. The ilrst year after my boing
installed there, was surprised to see ar
rive at the gate a carriage containing,
large party WHO had evidently como 20
pass quite a length OF tine ut tho Heights,
for they brought considerable luggage with
them. The master aud mistress seemed
very glad 10 sac them, but also much sur
prfsed, and afterwnrd learned they were
not expected for few days. Among the
company was an Old gentleman whose hair
was white az snow, but yet who looked hale
and hearty. lie was a nobla looking old
man, with a flnc, erect figure and pleasant
address. Every one seemed to like him,
thought. But it was to the old lady, his
wife, ny heart warmed, though l only
caught glimpse of her; bat her lovely
placid face bcne2th tho white hair was ono
not likely to be soon forgotten. felt as
though i could have crept into the kind
motherly arms and been sure they would
welcome ne wrsnly.
"Who arc thcyl" / asked Maggic, who
was in r2y room ut the tino OF their arrival
''The cd lady end gentleman are Mr. and
Mrs. Calcdon," she replied, ''thcy are, or
were, Er. Phillips parents Thoy always.
come here for q visit in Juno and bring
their young relations with them, and q fine
time they have, can tell you" :,
JdiI nOk doubt har 1,,Or1a 4 ,x-o+.Aoyl
tho morry, laughing party enter the house
Gnd proceed to mako themselves at homo IN
the spacious rooms. But that evening,
greatly to my surprise, / was transferred to
a farmhouse ten miles distant, where l re-
manned for u month with no othor company
than the stupid German housewife and her
equally stupid husband. Tho reason as
signed for this was they needed my room
Whom / returned again to Caledon the
visitors werc gone. Every year of my stay
this was repeated. ] wondered but. could
find no clue as to why was thus banished.
The reader must not imagine that had
forgotten my friend Dudley, who had 50
kindly promised to return some day nnd
look after my welfare, not by any means.
His return was the one beacon toward
which I wos ever looking, hoping and
planning. grew foolish as tho idea wasl
to love him, or the memory of him rather,
In those days. Sometimes an awful haunt
Ing fear would come upon me that when he
returned and saw Irma Barrett 80 beautiful
and clever he would forget poor me, but
this thought was too terrible TO bo endured
and I drove it away He surely was my
friend mine alone. The Claytons and Bar
retts had nothing TO do with him, said,
iercely.
They had been the bane Of my existence
bnt they should never rob me of my friend,
Oliver Dudley. And ] watched and waited,
always patiently, for his coming. Iepent
hours wondering what he would cay when
he should see me grown 10 be a young lady
now, thought proudly. Would he like me,
wondered, aud, would he have grown old
er and graver in all these yearsl OF course
he had. But this meeting about which !
had planned, ns il often the case with most
Of our plans, came nbout in very different
manner than had anticipated.
1t was duh, miaty Cay in late October,
that l saw the carriage arrive from tho
depot, bringing party Of visitors to the
Heights. saw that the Caledons, who had
not made their usual summer visit, had ar
rived. ] knew instantly should bc ban
ished, and for the frat time rcbened at
this For, what If Mr.. Dudley should arrivein